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About Sideshow
Sideshow curates and creates parties, events and experiences that are far from mainstream but nearly always
the main topic of conversation amongst those that appreciate a genuine good time. They’re that something that’s
a little more out there, a little more unexpected, a little more engaging than a randomly assigned seat in the
arena.
Since our inception, we’ve been celebrating our expertise in, and enthusiasm for – original art, music and
entertainment – and sharing the love with artists, collaborators, DJs, eccentric venues, emcees, entrepreneurs,
friends and families looking for free-for-all fun.
No BS. Just brilliant beats, bucket-loads of good vibes and an atmosphere that brings people together in the best
venues to escape their boring routine.
Who are we?
Aidan Bamrah, Business Director:
Tom 'Shellsuit' Kelly, Creative Director:
Aidan is a veteran percussionist who has shared the
stage and the limelight with acclaimed artists like Billy
Cobham, Johnny Kalsi, Chico Cesar and Wicked Aura.
These wicked skills truly stand when he’s collaborating
with renowned DJs to add a little extra flavour to their
sets. And when he’s not putting his heart and soul into
this passion for music, he puts his never-miss-a-beatmind to creating one-of-a-kind party experiences across
Asia, like the now legendary ‘Sunday at the Training
Shed’. Our quarterly daytime party, held at the lush and
laidback Labrador Park.
Tom is a man of many caps. He collects them as
vehemently as he does old vinyl and you’ll rarely see
him without one. In the figurative sense, he’s a multihatted maestro with so many skills, he had to take
on an alias for at least one. So you might know him
as DJ Shellsuit, resident DJ and promoter for Pushin’
On, Singapore’s most popular funk and soul night.
Others include Artist and Fine Art Graduate from
Edinburgh College of Art, Designer, Art Director,
Youth Worker, DJ Trainer, Party Organiser. And AllRound Good Guy.
www.aidanbamrah.com
www.pushinon.com
Sunday at the Training Shed
Beers, Beats and BBQ. There are few better ways to kick-back on a
blissful Sunday afternoon. But we’ve been refining all three, for over a
year. In July 2011, we staged the first ‘Sunday at the Training Shed’ and
the seventh day has never been the same since.
This quarterly funk and soul celebration, at Labrador Park, blends the
beats of our very own Tom Kelly and Aidan Bamrah, with the skills of
renowned collaborators from the worlds of art and music, like DMC World
Champion DJ Vajra, DJ KoFlow, Gonzo, Jaba and many more, in a setting
that’s as fresh as the paint on our famed graffiti wall.
It’s part family picnic, part post-hangover pick me up, and all about letting
loose on a lazy Sunday and enjoying good company, great music and a
generous dose of the unexpected.
Attendance: 1000 +
Audience: 20-45 years old, families with children, people looking for
alternative parties outside of clubs, dog friendly.
Timing: 3-10PM
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Beats In The Backyard
Building on the success of "Sunday at the Training Shed" we started
working with The Backyard (Minden Road, Dempsey) in Aug 2012.
It is now growing as one of Singapore's favourite monthly Sunday
parties.
In true Sideshow style music is the foundation.
Attendance: 200-300
Audience: 20-35 years old. Some families but mainly party people
looking for an alternative to commercial clubs.
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Street art
Art, specifically street art, is an integral part of our events and we aim to
provide a free and creative environment for street artists to work. We work
closely with renowned Belgian/Columbian graffiti artist Jaba to curate
unique collaborations with the aim of forging new partnerships and
friendships within the artistic community.
We also inspire and involve the younger generations by providing chalk
board walls and other artistic activities for them to try out.
Didier Mathieu (JABA)
Futuristic abstract mathematics, alphabetical constructivism and facial
cubism, brutally refined. The art of Didier Mathieu grows from his
extensive travels and background as a graffiti writer, which is evident in
the complex alchemy of his illustrations and digital paintings. Born in
Armenia, Colombia, Didier moved to Liege, Belgium at the age of 14 to
further his studies at St. Luc Institution of Arts specializing in Illustration.
Didier was a full-time artist who exhibited at various art galleries before
relocating to Singapore to work as a concept artist and digi-matte painter
at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of Lucasfilm Ltd. He continues
to exhibit on multidisciplinary levels and participates in countless graffiti
performance all over Europe, South America and Asia. As an extension to
his enthusiasm and energy for illustration, Didier currently lectures at
Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore, focusing on Matte Painting, Environment
and Character Design.
Artist Tours in Asia
We arrange Asia tours for local and international artists.
Some of the people we've worked with:
- DJ Vajra (US)
- DJ DSK (UK)
- DJ Marc Hype (GER)
- Jim Dunloop (GER)
- Jose Castillo (COL)
- DJ KoFlow and Dharni (SG)
- DJ Theory (US)
Countries that have featured the artists:
- Singapore
- Cambodia
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- China
Going forward
- Often imitated, never duplicated - our unique approach to events is raising the bar in Singapore
- Over the past decade we have built a global network of artists, DJs, musicians and booking agents
- We create original and meaningful ways for our sponsors to connect with our database
- We are working with over 10 venues nationwide for events in 2013
- Our number of loyal followers is growing steadily day by day. See for yourself.
So if you’re looking to get your freak on, get out. Way out. Give Sideshow a shout
to find out which unlikely locale we’re hitting next or to simply blow us away with
your best ideas for making the next event the main attraction.
Join the party, get in touch!
Aidan Bamrah
+65 9686 8001
aidan@sideshow.sg / info@sideshow.sg